constellation

constellation
Synonyms and related words:
Antlia, Antlia Pneumatica, Apus, Aquarius, Ara, Big Dipper, Caela Sculptoris, Caelum, Camelopardus, Cancer, Columba Noae, Corona Australis, Corona Borealis, Corvus, Crater, Crux, Dorado, Draco, Equuleus, Friday, Friday the thirteenth, Gemini, Grus, Hercules, Horologium, Hydra, Lacerta, Leo, Leo Minor, Lepus, Libra, Little Dipper, Lupus, Lynx, Lyra, Malus, Mensa, Microscopium, Monoceros, Musca, Norma, Northern Cross, Octans, Ophiuchus, Orion, Pegasus, Phoenix, Reticulum, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Sculptor, Scutum, Sextans, Southern Cross, Taurus, Telescopium, Triangulum, Triangulum Australe, Tucana, Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Vela, Virgo, Volans, Vulpecula, appointed lot, astral influences, astrology, big name, book of fate, celebrity, cup, cynosure, destination, destiny, dies funestis, doom, end, fatality, fate, figure, folk hero, foredoom, fortune, future, galaxy, great man, hero, heroine, ides of March, idol, immortal, important person, inevitability, kismet, lion, lot, luminaries, luminary, man of mark, master spirit, moira, name, notability, notable, person of note, personage, planets, pleiad, pop hero, popular hero, popular idol, portion, public figure, social lion, somebody, star, stars, superstar, the Balance, the Bull, the Crane, the Cross, the Crow, the Cup, the Dragon, the Fly, the Foal, the Hare, the Indian, the Lion, the Lizard, the Lynx, the Lyre, the Mast, the Octant, the Rule, the Sails, the Sea Serpent, the Serpent, the Serpent Bearer, the Sextant, the Southern Crown, the Swan, the Table, the Telescope, the Toucan, the Twins, the Unicorn, the Virgin, the Water Bearer, the Wolf, the Wreath, unlucky day, weird, wheel of fortune, will of Heaven, worthy

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  • constellation — [ kɔ̃stelasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1538; constellacion 1265; lat. constellatio, de stella « étoile » 1 ♦ Groupe apparent d étoiles présentant une figure conventionnelle déterminée, vue de la Terre. La constellation de la Grande Ourse, du Lion.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • Constellation — Con stel*la tion, n. [F. constellation, L. constellatio.] 1. A cluster or group of fixed stars, or division of the heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of some mythologial personage, within whose imaginary outline, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • constellation — CONSTELLATION. subst. f. (On pron. les deux L.) Assemblage d un certain nombre d étoiles fixes, auquel on a supposé une figure, soit d homme, soit d animaux, et donné un nom pour le distinguer des autres assemblages de même espèce. Les Astronomes …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • constellation — early 14c., from O.Fr. constellacion constellation, conjuncture (of planets), from L.L. constellationem (nom. constellatio) set with stars, from constellatus, from L. com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + pp. of stellare to shine, from stella star …   Etymology dictionary

  • constellation — constellation. = conformation (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Constellation — (v. lat.), Stellung von Sternen gegen einander im Anblick vom Standpunkt der Erde aus. Sie ist eine unveränderliche C. bei den Fixsternen, die darnach in Bilder (Sternbilder) gruppirt worden sind; eine veränderliche bei den Planeten, in Bezug… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Constellation — Constellation, die Stellung von Sternen gegen einander, wie sich dieselbe von der Erde aus darstellt. Der Stand der Fixsterne (s. d. A.) ist ein unveränderlicher, und sie sind in Sternbilder gruppirt, dagegen verändert sich die Stellung der… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Constellation — Constellation, nennt man den jedesmaligen Stand der Sonne und eines Planeten oder der Sonne u. des Mondes zu einander, also gleichbedeutend mit Aspecten (s. d. Art.) …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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